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Yemeni Revolution
Anti-government protest in Sana'a
Yemeni Revolution
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The 2011 Yemeni protests followed the initial stages of the Tunisian Revolution and occurred simultaneously with the Egyptian Revolution and other mass protests in the Arab world in early 2011. The
protests were initially against unemployment, economic conditions and corruption, as well as against the government's proposals to modify the constitution of Yemen. The protesters' demands then
escalated to calls for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to resign.
A major demonstration of over 16,000 protesters took place in Sana'a on 27 January. On 2 February, President Saleh announced he would not run for reelection in 2013 and that he would not pass power
to his son. On 3 February, 20,000 people protested against the government in Sana'a, others protested in Aden, in a "Day of Rage" called for by Tawakel Karman, while soldiers, armed members of the
General People's Congress and many protectors held a pro-government rally in Sana'a. In a "Friday of Anger" on 18 February, tens of thousands of Yemenis took part in antigovernment demonstrations in
Taiz, Sana'a and Aden. On a "Friday of No Return" on 11 March, protesters called for the ousting of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sana'a where three people were killed. More protests were held in
other cities, including Al Mukalla, where one person was killed. On 18 March, protesters in Sana'a were fired upon resulting in over 40 deaths and ultimately culminating in mass defections and
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